Recruitment Warriors 2024/2025 Recruitment & Retention

Warriors 2024/2025 Recruitment & Retention Discussion
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-​	Player​	2024​	2025​	2026​	2027​	2028​
1	Bunty Afoa	✔	✔
2	Tom Ale	✔	✔
3	Mitchell Barnett	✔	✔	✔	✔
4	The Greatest of All-Time	✔	✔	✔
5	Kurt Capewell	✔	✔	✔
6	Wayde Egan	✔	✔	✔	✔
7	Addin Fonua-Blake	✔
8	Jackson Ford	✔	✔
9	Leka Halasima	✔	✔	✔	✔
10	Tohu Harris	✔	✔
11	Chanel Harris-Tavita	✔	✔	M
12	Shaun Johnson	✔
13	Edward Kosi	✔	✔
14	Jacob Laban	✔	✔	✔
15	Ali Leiataua	✔	✔
16	Freddy Lussick	✔	✔	✔
17	Zyon Maiu’u	✔	✔	✔
18	Te Maire Martin	✔	✔
19	Luke Metcalf	✔	✔	✔
20	Marcelo Montoya	✔	✔
21	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔	✔
22	Marata Niukore	✔	✔	✔
23	Adam Pompey	✔	✔
24	Demitric Sifakula	✔	✔	C
25	Jazz Tevaga	✔
26	Taine Tuaupiki	✔	✔
27	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔	✔	✔
28	Dylan Walker	✔	✔
29	Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	✔	✔
D1	Ben Farr	D
D2	Etuane Fukofuka	D
D3	Patrick Moimoi	D
D4	Tanner Stowers-Smith	D	D
-	Jett Cleary	-	D	D	D
-	James Fisher-Harris	-	✔	✔	✔	✔
-	Kalani Going	-	D
-	Motu Pasikala	-	✔	✔	✔

key: C = Club option, M = Mutual option, P = Player option, D = Development contract

Confirmed Top 30 2024: 29/30
Confirmed Development 2024: 4/6

Confirmed Top 30 2025: 28/30
Confirmed Development 2025: 4/6

2025 Gains: James Fisher-Harris (Panthers), Jett Cleary (Panthers Pathways), Kahu Capper (Roosters Pathways)
2025 Losses: Addin Fonua-Blake (Sharks), Jazz Tevaga (Contract Expired), Shaun Johnson (Retirement)
2025 Off Contract: Nil

 

[Dantheman]

At least we know the phone at warriors hq will be running hot

 

[WahsaurusRex]

I wonder if Briton Nikora would be keen on coming home?

If not a nightmare for opposing defenders, it would be a nightmare for Aussie commentators at least with Niukore and Nikora

Would obviously prefer a gun prop, but if the options are a top 5 second rower in Nikora, or a mid-tier prop, I’d be going to the former and wishing on a shooting star that Marata or a young guy can be the prop we need.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

All Blacks lose a worldcup final. Kiwis get a hiding. Black Caps get a hiding. And the worst news yet, Addin wants to leave us. I can't see us getting a like for like in this scenario. There simply isn't anyone like him apart from Haas & Tino. And we're not getting them. I'm on the floor balled up in the fetal position as i type this

 

[Noitall]

I wonder if Briton Nikora would be keen on coming home?

They don’t have many second rowers but plenty of front rowers, BHU and Hunt would provide some impact. Tough if it’s the bulldogs that he goes to because as far as anything in return, they don’t have much of what we need in terms of middles. Perhaps a Max King and Kikau trade proposed to take the mickey? They’ve got Preston and now Curran for edges.

 

[Tokyo Warrior]

If not a nightmare for opposing defenders, it would be a nightmare for Aussie commentators at least with Niukore and Nikora

Would obviously prefer a gun prop, but if the options are a top 5 second rower in Nikora, or a mid-tier prop, I’d be going to the former and wishing on a shooting star that Marata or a young guy can be the prop we need.

Nikora + Tracey (looking for more game time) for AFB would be an interesting swap. Or BHU + Nikora? I would hate to make the Sharks a contender, though. Would rather AFB goes to the Tigers or the Dragons.

 

[Cces]

I'm usually pro player. Short term careers & all that but this hits different.
AFB gets done for domestic abuse as a youngster & rightfully gets cut by the Dragons. Manly give him a lifeline & he then leaves them in the lurch 2 seasons early to move out of Sydney & "get away from bad influences from his past" whilst simultaneously getting a huge pay increase from the struggling Warriors. Now he wants to return to Sydney 3 seasons early?? Blokes a turncoat Kiwi too. Loyalty to clubs is now officially a rarity

 

[1995warriorsfan]

Can we please move all further discussion re AFB to his own page. He doesn't deserve to be discussed on our recruitiment and rention page.

I am so pissed off he has done this to our club after signing until 2026.

I blame his manager and ??. $$$

 

[Horriors2013]

Is Webster the coach most under pressure next year? (jokes)

I think he is. It's a bit on the nose for fans: they sell a ton of season tickets on pre-sale, lock in the coach for 5 years, then let go our champion prop and our best second rower. We get RTS and CHT, but let's face it, neither have been playing league. The dream is over...back to bottom 8 for us. Sick of this shit from this club.

 

[Horriors2013]

Utoikamanu probs the only option. Wiremu Greig and Neame resigned for their clubs. Nikora too expensive. If we pay that kind of money, let it be for an experienced, origin level prop, even C Walsh if we have to.

 

[Riz]

I think he is. It's a bit on the nose for fans: they sell a ton of season tickets on pre-sale, lock in the coach for 5 years, then let go our champion prop and our best second rower. We get RTS and CHT, but let's face it, neither have been playing league. The dream is over...back to bottom 8 for us. Sick of this shit from this club.

I see you have proceeded to the anger phase of the grieving process.

 

[WA Warrior]

I'm usually pro player. Short term careers & all that but this hits different.
AFB gets done for domestic abuse as a youngster & rightfully gets cut by the Dragons. Manly give him a lifeline & he then leaves them in the lurch 2 seasons early to move out of Sydney & "get away from bad influences from his past" whilst simultaneously getting a huge pay increase from the struggling Warriors. Now he wants to return to Sydney 3 seasons early?? Blokes a turncoat Kiwi too. Loyalty to clubs is now officially a rarity

Perfectly summed up mate.

 

[Dantheman]

I think he is. It's a bit on the nose for fans: they sell a ton of season tickets on pre-sale, lock in the coach for 5 years, then let go our champion prop and our best second rower. We get RTS and CHT, but let's face it, neither have been playing league. The dream is over...back to bottom 8 for us. Sick of this shit from this club.

This one is hardly on the club, they did the right thing and signed afb up until end of 2026. He’s done the dirty on us

 

[marv.]

i'm not a petty person (lol just kidding, i fucking am!) but imagine after all this AFB does an ACL or something against england this weekend?

yeah sure. you can have your release mate.
have a good one!

 

[Makasene]

What I'm curious is how on earth can anyone afford his salary unless we cover part of it? Surely there's no team that has 1.1 million in the kitty at this point of the offseason.

There's no requirement for us to cover anything.

He's asked for a release. If granted it'll be a clean break

 

[mrblonde]

I’m just clinging on to the fact that the 2 years we made the GF, it was kind of unexpected and we didn’t have any Dally M 2001 or 2010 winners in our team.

We move on.

 

[Horriors2013]

OK, now that I've had my moan. I really think Utoikamanu and Papalii are our best options. Otherwise turn Pompey into a second rower and CHT into a lock lol.

CNK

DWZ
Berry/Leiautua
RTS
Montoya/Kosi

Metcalf/TMM
SJ

Afoa
Egan
Bennett
Niukore
Ford
Harris

CHT/Pompey
Walker
Jaz
Ale

 

[Tragic]

I am not that worried, it might actually help us in the medium term as we can rebalance our pack with a couple of above average props that can play the ball quick and stop other teams getting a roll on and offloading, even with AFB we couldn't achieve that.
To make that happen we need to be smart about how he leaves and what we get in return or what it sets us up for.

 

[Horriors2013]

I really do think he would be the best option for us if everyone’s keen. If AFB was ok with going to the Tigers that would show it’s all true. If he will only go to a top 4 team then it gets fishy

Some fans on FB said it was Roosters like they knew it for fact. If it is ima go apeshit on a kick bag.

 

[Dantheman]

Some fans on FB said it was Roosters like they knew it for fact. If it is ima go apeshit on a kick bag.

I hope it is because then we can get those pricks in heaps of trouble. There should be 0 conversations going on between AFB/his manager and any other club. I'm warming to the Papalii and Stefan swap tbh.

 

[Canadian_Warriors_Fan]

Word on the Street he’s bunking with the Chooks…..

Some fans on FB said it was Roosters like they knew it for fact. If it is ima go apeshit on a kick bag.

Oh f off